New funding to restore habitats around Dover Castle
Kent Wildlife Trust has received £50,000 in funding to help restore natural habitats, insects and other wildlife around Dover Castle.
Topics: Conservation
Woolly sea creatures go on tour across Kent
Kent Wildlife Trust is sending more than 200 knitted and crocheted marine animals and plants on tour across the county. The undersea art display – entitled ‘Woolly Watery World’ – aims to spread an important message about protecting our oceans.
Draft environment law must do more to protect local wildlife
Kent Wildlife Trust has warned that the Government's draft new environment law does not go far enough to protect nature in Kent.
Putting the ‘win’ in wind farm: how do we make sustainable energy for wildlife?
With 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from energy supplies, there is a real need for alternative solutions. But what are the risks for wildlife? Here are five top questions about sustainable energy and the potential impact on wildlife.
Huge wave of support for Marine Conservation Zones
The Government’s consultation on a third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) drew to a close on Friday 20th July.
Volunteering at Polhill Bank
Our Volunteers do a tremendous job and without them, Polhill Bank wouldn’t be in the state it is currently. With our plans to expand and restore 40 acres of land at Polhill, our volunteers and staff will play a crucial role in giving Polhill a future. Here our warden Paul Glanfield talks about some of the work they have undertaken so far this year
April on Hothfield Heathlands
Kent Wildlife Trust volunteer Margery Thomas talks about a very special visit to Hothfield Heathlands from Clare Balding who came along to meet the reserve's important Konik ponies.
New guidelines call for homes for people and wildlife
Why and how to build nature-friendly housing developments
The Wildlife Trusts’ initial response to the 25 Year Environment Plan
Theresa May’s speech on the environment on January 11th shows that, at last, a Government is seeing how much the environment means to the people of the UK, not least young people.
Project funding to transform nature reserve
Kent Wildlife Trust has received a grant for £34,744 from Biffa Award, a multi-million pound fund that helps to build communities and transform lives through awarding grants to communities and environmental projects across the UK.